In K-drama True Beauty, Moon Ga-young’s sparkling turn carries breezy teen romance

Korean culture has long been fascinated by beauty, so much so that it has, over time, become a world leader in beauty products and plastic surgery. Good looks are seen as a way to stand out from the crowd and those who do not have them, particularly women, can be made to feel inadequate. A case...

K-pop in 2021 – what to expect: The return of Red Velvet and Shinee, Aespa’s continued rise, and synergy between Korean pop and video games

As the new year kicks off, 2021 shows great promise for K-pop built off the potential it showed last year. Though 2020 was a tough year, it also brought an immense show of strength from Seoul-based pop acts: BTS made history with every other breath they took, while Blackpink and NCT soared to greater heights than...

Song Joong-ki’s epic Korean sci-fi film Space Sweepers releasing on Netflix Feb 5

From left: Jin Sun-kyu, Song Joong-ki, Yoo Hai-jin and Kim Tae-ri.Netflix Forget flying, we’re going to space this 2021! Netflix is releasing Space Sweepers, an excitement-packed outer space sci-fi blockbuster on Feb 5 2021. Space Sweepers sees the space crew of Victory spaceship, made out of a genius space pilot Tae-ho (Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang (Kim Tae-ri),...